Essential Web Links
Starting Up
Federal Incorporation Guide - Industry Canada
Registering Your Business - Canada Business Network
Naming Your Business - Canada Business Network
NUANS Business Name Search - NUANS.com
Preparing a Business Plan - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Guide for Canadian Small Businesses - Canada Revenue Agency
Domain Names - Network Solutions
Licenses and Permits
License and Permit Regulations - Canada Business Network
Business Regulation Overview - Canada Business Network
Business Law
Legal Issues for Small Business - Canada Business Network
Changing Business Directors/Ownership - Canada Revenue Agency
Selling a Business Overview - Canada Revenue Agency
Bonding Solutions - Export Development Canada
Trusts - Canada Revenue Agency
Taxes
Canada Revenue Agency - Canada.ca
Federal and Provincial Overview - Canada Business Network
Income Tax Calculator - Ernst & Young
Human Resources
Human Resources Overview - Canada Business Network
Hiring Employees - Canada Business Network
Employment Standards - Canada Business Network
Employment Equity and Human Rights - Canada Business Network
Workplace Health and Safety - Canada Business Network
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - ccohs.ca
Canada Business Job Bank - Canada Business Network
Calculating Commission Rates - QCommission
Market Research
Statistics Canada - statcan.gc.ca
Industry Canada - ic.gc.ca
Resources for Businesses - Canada Business Network
NAICS search - Statistics Canada or Industry Canada
SME Benchmarking Tool - Industry Canada
Canada 411 - canada411.ca
Survey Design and Implementation - Creative Research Systems
Sample Size Calculator - Custom Insight
B2B Data - Dunn & Bradstreet
B2C Data - Statistics Canada
Marketing
Advertising and Promotion Overview - Canada Business Network
Signage - Canada Business Network
Online Marketing - Google Ads
Website Optimization - Website Optimization
International Marketing
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - DFAIT
Funding and Support for International Business - Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Export Development Canada - EDC.ca
Funding
Business Development Bank of Canada - BDC.ca
Funding and Support for International Business - Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
ebt vs. Equity Financing - Canada Business Network
Private Sector Funding - Canada Business Network
Intellectual Property
Guide to Patents - Canada Business Network
Guide to Trademarks - Industry Canada
Trade-mark Application - Industry Canada
Steps to Submit Trademark Application - Industry Canada
Canadian Intellectual Property Office - CIPO
Canadian Patents Database - CIPO
Prototype Development - Invention City
Franchising
Canadian Franchise Association - CFA
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